United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Live Facial Recognition
OperationalCivil society reportPAI-6EDFD2EB
- Body
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Area
- Cambridgeshire
- Technology
- Live Facial Recognition
- Supplier
- Not stated in the source
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- 2026
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Civil society report
Report by a human rights or civil liberties organisation - Source
- Statewatch, 12 June 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-6EDFD2EB
Notes
Statewatch reported in June 2026 that the force had used live facial recognition for the first time in the previous six months, borrowing Bedfordshire Police's vans for an operation in Peterborough town centre.
Other systems used by Cambridgeshire Constabulary
| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire ConstabularyPolice Data Integration and Link Analysis Platforms | United KingdomCambridgeshire | Palantir Technologies | 2025 | Discontinued | |
| Cambridgeshire ConstabularyCitizen Assist AI online crime reporting | United KingdomCambridgeshire | — | 2026 | Trial |
Live Facial Recognition elsewhere in United Kingdom
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Transport PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomLondon rail and Underground network | NEC (NeoFace M40) | 2026 | Trial | |
| Metropolitan PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomLondon | NEC (NeoFace) | 2020 | Operational | |
| South Wales PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomWales | NEC (NeoFace) | 2017 | Operational | |
| Essex PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomForce area | Corsight AI (Apollo 4), with Digital Barriers | 2024 | Operational | |
| West Yorkshire PoliceLive and Retrospective Facial Recognition | United KingdomForce area | Not specified in source | 2025 | Operational | |
| Greater Manchester PoliceLive and Retrospective Facial Recognition | United KingdomForce area | Not specified in source | 2025 | Operational | |
| Police ScotlandLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomScotland | Not applicable -- not yet deployed | 2024 | Proposed | |
| Merseyside PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomMerseyside, including Southport and Birkenhead town centres | — | 2025 | Operational | |
| Thames Valley PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomThames Valley, first deployed in Oxford city centre | — | 2025 | Operational | |
| Northamptonshire PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomNorthamptonshire | — | 2023 | Trial | |
| Bedfordshire PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomBedfordshire | NEC (NeoFace Watch), according to NEC | 2025 | Operational | |
| Surrey PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomSurrey | NEC Software | 2025 | Operational |